Transplant: A Thriller
- ISBN-10
- 0698175492
- ISBN-13
- 9780698175495
- Series
- Transplant
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-08-26
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Authors
- MD, John A. Elefteriades
Description
What do you do when you have to choose between saving a life or saving yourself? Renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Athan Carras’s first concern has always been the welfare of his patients. Then he’s approached by the very wealthy and even more powerful Terry Flynnt—a man who is used to getting what he wants, no matter what. Flynnt’s son is dying, and his only chance of survival is to receive a donor heart—one that Terry intends to obtain by whatever means necessary. Athan is immediately opposed to performing an illegal and immoral operation, but Flynnt is not about to let that stop him. Now, caught in the crosshairs of a man with unlimited means and influence, Athan finds his own life—and the lives of those he loves—being torn apart. And he will have to decide how far he’s willing to go, and what he is willing to sacrifice…
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Other editions
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- 2011-04
- 331 pages
- Paperback
- Novel Voices Press
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- 1990-08-28
- 271 pages
- Paperback
- Fawcett
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